New-York tribune., 1887-05-15
HOW THE NEW RULES WORK.
THEIR EFFECT ON THE NEw-YoRK NINE.

| NO ROOM FOR " BIG HEAD" IN BAsEBALL-THE OUT
| LOOK IN THE LEAGUE RACE.
In spite of the general harsh criticism that met the
adoption Of the revised code of playing rules the man.
ayers OF the baseball clubs have yet made effort
to return to the old rules In several cites where
Lea ne add American Association CLUBS are located
the scoring rules have been abandoned an a go-as-
upease style substituted by the scorers that will
make some peculiar looking scores this summer and
still peculiar looking records next tall. Of
course the official recorders OF the game will mako
their reports which they send to the secretaries oil
their respective associations uuier the new rules
| The Now-York nine as whole will probably feel
the changes less any other team. The batting OF
or two of the players seems to have been aheeed
but the PLAYERS may, upon better acquaintance with
the changes, regain their old enectiven 50 at the bat
Connor, the best batter IN the club. lost mrch OF his
force time, but he is slowly bat surely recovering
his old form. The rules will have little effect uI on the
pitching OF Keefe and Welch. While these two
pitchers do religously conform to the rules they
obey them "a much as any OF the other piohers Inc
changes have not made the manifold Improvement
that the friends of the revised code SAID they would
make While il cannot be denied that heavier batting
has b3en encouraged and the play distributed more
evenly am 1ng all the players still the bitting has 1T
been increased in anything like the ratio expected
OF course the basehit colu ms look much Target hut
il one will take the trouble 20 take out the bases on
calei balls the returns OF the games will not show
remarkable increase in the batting ovei last year
tho ticket spectators to iues the neighborhood OF
! the grounds They in the way, q saDce. and
should be kept away; tickets sold b. them should not
he gnike1 No likes to have his way into the
grounds blocked aud dirty hand filed with lre'sy
! passes thrust into his tate.
The barsh criticisms showered upon the heads OF the
| players OF the Ncw-York club and the management
az well seem to have horne good fruit. IL cannot be
denied that there has beeu too much lukewarmness
! in fho m
laziuess among the PLAYERS The New-fork players
have battered and petted until the hi2h-siared
! and fortunate individuals had begun to imagine that
they owned all Manhattan Island. Conceit and big
head are un wholesome bat nevertheless common
yiccs of the successful baseball player OF to-day.
Whenever such trdts show themselves they ought to
| bc trampled out OF sight at once. The New-fork
club l. "A popular institution, and II Will continue To
hold high place In the uublic fancy "a long as the
managers and players do all they can to satisfy the
| public appetite tor good baseball playing IL they
continue to tail to do this the cluO doomed New
| York leads in other matters; why not IN baseball
New. Workers want "A hrst-class baseball nne mat
! ter what the cost-or none at all ANY outlay OF
money made by the local directors Tor good baseball
talent will be quickly recognized and appauded The
managers Afford 10 pay any price Tor go0l
pl,yer The outlay will be returned to them tenlold
| In increased attendance at the local games
The ace ior the ponnant of the National League is
watched more closely this year than ever has been
before. People who iuige by tue games 50 ar played
I
favor. While it cannot be denied that the Wolverine
! nine Is an aggregation 81 remarkable baseball talent
ts road 10 pennant hOnors long and nard Que, AMI
many obstacles will be thrown in IT'S path The oluD
IA "A remarkably strong batting and heldng team hut
seems not over -trOng IN the pitching department
The Chicago club has also improved IN its work OF
| late and the old champions may yet be strong com
petitors for championship h0nors The CLUB has
started the season oorly before TINS out ~ generhy
r,coyers It's strength an the championship race goes
on and when the il over Chicago ~ seldom Tar
behind. IL will be the greltest baseball triumph ever
ACHE we'd bJ manager should Manager Auson succeed
| IN winning the cha mpionshiD gam TINS year.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
victory by the METROPOLITAN Club at present would
hiring out that old query: " What's the matter With
the Mctsl A lew years ago people asked that when
the club lost
George. the leit-handed young pitcher made his
debut with the New-York Club on Wednesday. with
little batter control OF the ball he will make valua-
| BILE pitcher for the club.
| Waoera are already being made that the Chicago
Climb will not be among the first three clubs at the end
of the League season This the hrst season IN many
years when anybody has had tho audacity 10 make
The growing rooster that makes much noise at
the Brooklyn Club games oasht TO VlSt Inc foIo
lost game this season when this noisy Individual was
| present :, -, ~, =.
| not a happy one lie siys he is beginning TO think
that lac missed his vocation when he became baseball
fulerat least he receives about score OF letters
| day informing INN OF that fact
| 0Rourke is % conscientious player and good
catcher but too much work may impair his future
usefulness He docs not like to catch any more than
| Ewing does . M, ,,y
there are alarming symptoms of big head
among severa OF the players OF the local League CLUB
They know 1t all and scorn even friendly suggestions
ORourke Connor, Richardson. Deasloy ana Gore are,
| however not troubled with the complaint.
ne tob gpan slides still tower in the air nc the Polo
cromnG, Tbev are skeletons OF pleasures past. The
| grounds will be used Tor 'obogganlng again next
| winter, unless the management OF tho grounds Is
THe New'yorlt . Ponies or Reserve Club, have not
| provrd n paving venture Tor the NewYork Club any
more than similar teams Ia other cues' some Peope
thought that young players cou Dc sofa at pro
it, but tho demand for young blood grows less day'
| The indianapolis Club must have an Unlimited bank
account when 1t pays $1,000 tor the release OF such
| nIayer as Larryb Coicoran. Larry" like his old
Chicago Trend Goldsmith, has passed the zenith oil MS
Thonas Esterbrook SAYS he can stop ball in nine
different styles The reason he has not stopped any
this year prob ably because he tried all niue styles
| on tho same play. lie cannot understand why ne
does not knock the cover OH the ball every time 1t -
pitched the plate. ,,,. A.,
Friends OF tho Indians y are wondering Wnat the
Netropo tan Club will do with Metter since Gerhardt
signed with tho team Radtord will be put back In
right field. and MesLcr probably in leit or centre.
| Director Walter Watrouss good nature Is wonder
luI His smile IL the broadesL when the Metropoitahs
are beaten. He thinks TOO much OF nS good looks 10
adopt Manager Mutres pa OF o" c" u" in tSe dacs
CAPTAIN Ward Is doing some remarkable Dase run
ming this year. better in fact than he ever dd before
His reckless beadlOng slides 10 tue pascs "'o "S'00
| with wonder and awe. lie aocomplisoes the ieat
with remarkable grace as well. In sliding to the
home plate On Wednesday he turned complete Manu-
Connor Is improving in his batting OF late, and the
trend, OF the big, good natured hrst arc en
ceediugly glad. Connor has always peeh enc ol tne
strongest competitors Tor first batting hoaors IN the
Teagae His home-run drive to the centre field fence
was the first OF h's rea o., on Seaun
The harsh criticisms that tell upon the 9eve,ea sa
heads of the New-York players has had good enec'.
They had been praised Tor Indifferent work so long
thar ii ey thought il hardly worth their while to put
their best foot forward, 49,, NJ, mn
de Wolf Hopper Francis Wilson, DIgby BELL,
| ceorce q BonIfree IT, and Thomas Powers are
found at the Polo Grodnds on every baseball AFTERNOON